The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-24
MUSIC AND AfUsIuANS.

With the De Rcs7kt Brothers. sBnora kupfer'Bereer'
and Milo. Tremclli, Nine. Minnie Hauk had been
seen in Carmen with signor Del Puente az
Escdmdlp and signor Runcio teheub Don Jost; aud
Mr. Maurice s,rakoschs nndr Miss sigrid Arnold.
son. had made her debut in n Barbiere." Miss Arnold
son Is pretty shc uses o mall and delicate voice
which from oil accounts must be rnther weak In tho
mediumwith skin and good taste, and she appears TO
be q nrstrate actress Al Covent Garden, slgnor Ca
yarre, H. Devoyod, Mma Arbani snd hme soalchi had
been greeted N their familiar repertoire md
Il. Prtvoss the shouting young tenor whom
NJ Mapieson introduced 10 American audiences
some years ago had been borne with In William Tell"
Tho latest accession to Mr. Mapesous forces was Mss
Lin Lehman. who cane forth in Fltelio" Tho tone
Of tho critics upon Miss Lehrnanns performance indi
Gates Of that Nine Tens's Leunoru still lives m
Engiishmen's memories Mr. Mapleson previouf 70 his
brief Patti season. had revrcd "Meastofele" With Nine.
Trebelli Sgnor Abramon. and tenor bearing tho
euphonious OF oxiiin, and new soprano. whose
patronymo 10 oseIio-ho latter presumably, Milo.
osele Tho lady appears TO have produced favorable
Impression Judgment was suspended on Signor oxio,
md of course signo1 Abranon was declared unequal 70
Nsastose Notwithstanding his financial troubles Mr.
Mapleeou lately took pains to write to Che ailanes6
fropa,sro That all his artists paid during the cus
rons The lack Of nmesavtng invention. ctris
tened by Me- sstson tho "gal hook insured the publ
cation Of Mr. Mapiesons iotter not general accept
auoo Of the declarations II embodied
The Victoria concert Hall Company Limited, With
formed for tho purpose Of acquiring the site now occu
pied tn Langham place London, by tho Portland Hall
Bazaar the st. Georges Hall and adjacent property for
the purpose Of building thereon concert hail which 10
to afford seating accommodation for $500 perponl Tho
orchestra is to hold TO performers
Tho nnais Of tba Capoulstoulns dlrculty. full a.
count Of which appeared In these columns some time
ego WINS enacted In the Paris Correcone;le The mag
trate Sentenced tho tenor to undergo imprison
ment and to pay fne Of 100 francs
Tho death Is announced Of Filippo Tflppi one Of
tho two leading critics Of Italy, the Marchese dArcais
being tho other. FIppi who was for years tho
musical critic OF the Frsersrdnso newspaper In Milan
thorough musician and lively and faco writer.
Under different circumstances than those amid which
his lot cast his talent would surely have enabled
him 10 produce work that would have left deeper I'M
preston than that which he brought forth In ftay,
however, all things connected with music controlled
by ono or the other of the two principal pubohcrs-
nicordi and the Widow Lucea-and II wns generally IN
dersood that Tipp was simply business represents
tive of tho fnstnamcd eccentric, but influential and
wealthy person Poor Ffnppi left many friends
and the loss OF "Pippo P,ppi" ns he was humuvousy
and good naturedly called will not coon be forgotten
tn main topic Of discussion rnI!nn musical Circles
b sudden decision OF sgnor Franco faccio who had
Just before entered into verbal agreement to assume
the conducorshp Of tire Apollo Theatre in Rome not to
Quit Milan after ali The Roman authorities had 40
Quesced IN all his demands and he wns to have had
ten years engagement with annual salary Of IaoO0
lire and only months work per annum AftUr he
had given his word accept the position In Rome how
evr no All at determined to reconsider his resoivo
Even tho MfAnese journals aro unanimous IN their con-
dernnAtion Of Faccios dlshonorabo conduct In this
affair and an unite In praise Of the attitude Of tho Roman
municipality represented BY Mayor Torlonia- The
kindly letter Of argument and remonstrnnce written by
the latter Fsccio whom tho musician sought TO evado
fuinlment Of his verbal agreement 10 model Of good
tempered and elegant pleading and the nnal telegram,
sent denial Of runor that the Roman municipality
wu about bring suit against tho p,aessv
marvel Of lGconcisI, and dignity Tho text OF tho do
spstch folows Rome does not compel but grees
whoever aspires aloI1 Hence think fnofs Of the
past"
Tho announcement that the Nine. potn Known TO
American audiences about to sing In Italy was
founded Tho Nine. Dotti that Is now ut Poggia 10
Italian Of ferute and in way related
to the American soprano whose real nAme Ia swim
The Eden Theatre In Paris to be opened opera
comiquo theatre In September under the Of
Eugene Bertrand. The repertoire viii include works
the copy right Of which has expired and new works BY
modern composers Two galleries TO be added to the
auditorium as 1t stands outside balconies to bo
built corresponding with each floor and connected by
etairways; tho abominatiou Of Paris theatres-the
strponttns extending tho aises-are to
be abolished; iron curtain viii DO IN readiness to
separate the stagc tho house and an the scenery
will be soaked in 1uid tnsurtns Its inconbusbility.
In the new Hofburs Tnentre, now building IN Vienna
special stairway lead 20 the different orders Of sea
Electric lights Only win DO used candles and gaa
being TO In Ut accident Tho stage Except
the hoorn1 and its machinery Of steel and stone
and tho former Is supplied with two metallic curtalnA
Of which divides in two psrta and extends from
the ootlights to the wall while the other fails 6e
hind tie conventional drop Tho second curtain Is made
of sheets Of iron and u lowered tho space b.
tween the two sheets win DO llod with wa,e- An tho
scenery to DO impregnated with Gud that WIN rem
der II inconbusble and only tho Gets OF scenery actu
ally will 10 kept IN the building while perform
snces arc In progress.
sgnor or rather Monsieur visnesi occupied tho con
ductors desk In the Paris Opera House for tho FIRST
time on Jolly Tho rs work he pat into rehearsal
lies uuguenots" In which Mile. Ada Adiui tho Amer
bongstress who not Signor Aramburos better
half. TO DO Valentine.
The receipts Of tho Grand Opera Paris In
francs and In 1880 they to francs
In 1888 tho Opera Comiquo took In i,72o6SS francp
against In 1885 Tho Boues Payisiens receipts
were francs In 1888 and T2oSU3 In 1896
timated that the receipts of 1887 win show sad failing
on from these hgurea
H. Amsroise Thomas while s,rollins the other day In
the Tueries took fancy to the looks o: lite girl
dressed In deep mourning whom no noticed at play
with some tiny companions He questioned her az to
her parents my mother died long ago." answered tho
girl "and my father burned 10 deathin the IRE at
the Opera Comique' The musician was struck by toe
analogy OF the situation with that in which the old
harpls meets Mgnon In rho opera and Having made IN.
quiry into the circumstances OF the case, he took
charge OF the child had her placed In ono Of the leading
educational establishments In Paris and proposes to
care for her hereafter.
A meeting Of musicians and wealthy amateurs has
been held at brussels under the presidency OF NJ.
LamoureuN. with view 10 the future erection OF o
theatre constructed like that OF Rayreuth for tho per-
Torrance during three four months OF each year OF
Wagneran and classical masterpieces. denpto plan
Of action was agreed upon, and statutes, &C.. were
drawn up before Adjournment
A fouF.act opera By Miss Augusta Holmes en.
titled La Montague Eore" i among the novelties
nouncsd for winter performance at Ia Monnnlre. in
Brussels.
The ground upon which KroIls Theatre, In Berlin Is
erected Is Government properly, and Is leased TO the
management for the nominal ngure OF 20 pfsnnige,
IS eentA year. Tho lease OF the ground having sx-
plred 1t recently decided that in consideration Of